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thanks for all you share here, claudia … a daily gift of kindness, inspiration, charming decor and book suggestions, glimpses of nyc, love of family (including animals)/home/this country/ life, … happy that i found your blog.

merry Christmas and happy new year to you and your loves. may you and the whole world have peace, not just for today or in 2016, but always.

Thanks for the Christmas greetings dear Claudia – enjoy each moment as you celebrate the true meaning of Christmas together in your cottage. We’re doing the same here this morning after a truly successful party last evening – how many jolly revelers can you squeeze in a small cottage? 22 just made it without having to send them upstairs or out in the potting shed, haha!

Dear Claudia
Merry Christmas! I hope you have a peaceful and quiet day surrounded by your real treasures ,your husband and adorable Scout! As ever please give her a kiss especially sent for her from distant Buenos Aires! She’s always in my prayers! A kiss for you all!
xoxo Alicia

Right back atcha, Claudia – and of course Don and Scout as well. Hope you’re enjoying a quiet and relaxing day, with whatever nummies and treats you like. Hope you get to see the moon tonight too – it was absolutely breathtaking last night, over the Lake. Made me think “it must have looked a little like this in Bethlehem…” ?

Keep warm and cozy! I loved reading the Queen of England’s Christmas message this morning, reminding us of this: “The Gospel of John contains a verse of great hope…’The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it’.”

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I live in a little cottage in the country with my husband and dog. It's a sweet place, sheltered by old trees and surrounded by gardens. The inside is full of the things we love. I love to write, I love my camera, I love creating. My decorating style is eclectic but if I had to call it anything, I'd call it Christmas in Connecticut, after all those forties movies with comfy cottage style.

I've worked in the theater for more years than I can count. I'm currently a voice, speech, dialect and text coach freelancing on Broadway, off Broadway, and in regional theater.

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